The presence of God can either be a blessing or a curse. This message looks at the dangers Christians today can succumb to treating religious traditions as a form of "Christian magic" that seeks to manipulate the presence and blessing of God rather than looking at what we can do to actually welcome and facilitate the glory of God's presence.

Memorial Day
It is important for us to have a sense of history, a sense of what has been done on our behalf by those from previous generations.
We should observe Memorial Day because it illustrates the importance of having memorials. We need to have times set aside and activities that will cause us to think about the past. It is true for nations now, it was true for the ancient nations, and it is a central aspect of our worship of the Lord Jesus.

The truth is that we can spend so much time thinking about Christianity that we can loose sight of Jesus. And this is important for us now more than ever; signs of our changing culture point to the fact that people like Jesus... they just aren't fans of Christians. So where have we gone askew? Or maybe a better question is "What is it about Jesus?"